Second man sought in SE Houston game room killing

Published 4:58 pm, Saturday, September 7, 2013

Authorities want to identify and arrest this man (without a hat) in connection with a game room robbery and shooting death Aug. 30 in southeast Houston.

Authorities want to identify and arrest this man (without a hat) in connection with a game room robbery and shooting death Aug. 30 in southeast Houston.

Photo: Houston Police Department

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Authorities want to identify and arrest this man (without a hat) in connection with a game room robbery and shooting death Aug. 30 in southeast Houston.

Authorities want to identify and arrest this man (without a hat) in connection with a game room robbery and shooting death Aug. 30 in southeast Houston.

Photo: Houston Police Department

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Authorities want to identify and arrest this man (without a hat) in connection with a game room robbery and shooting death Aug. 30 in southeast Houston.

Authorities want to identify and arrest this man (without a hat) in connection with a game room robbery and shooting death Aug. 30 in southeast Houston.

Photo: Houston Police Department

Second man sought in SE Houston game room killing

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Police are still looking for a second suspect in the shooting death of a game room employee in southeast Houston last month.

Two men pulled out guns at the Monroe Game Room, 8510 Almeda Genoa, around 6:45 p.m. Aug. 30, according to a complaint filed by the Harris County District Attorney's Office.

The game room security guard told police one of the men stood by the door while the other walked around, ordering all employees and customers to the ground and demanding their money.

An employee, Yolanda Lara, had been carrying a bag of money before the men entered and tried to cover it with her body.

A suspect saw the money bag and shot Lara in the head, according to the complaint.

A photo captured from surveillance video led to the identification and arrest on Sept. 5 of one suspect, Obed Joseph Rodriguez, who is seen in the surveillance photos wearing a Chicago Bulls cap. Rodriguez, 20, is jailed on no bond and charged with capital murder. He is scheduled to appear Sept. 9 in the 176th State District Court.

Police have not identified the second suspect, who is heavily tattooed on his left arm and has either a scar or birthmark on the back right side of his neck, according to a news release from the District Attorney's Office.

Authorities are hopeful that the release of additional photos will help lead to his arrest.

Anyone with information is asked to call Houston Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).

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